On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:15:31 -0400, Alfred Nutile wrote > So it seems to be working here without ssh and with local devices > still working. > The jerkiness on flash videos does seem less. > Now if I can get auto login to work.
Here is the extra info on auto login from Gadi via a crude cut and paste from another email: > Just to add a few notes (sorry I dont keep up with the list as much as I > used to): > > The autologin features with that revised ldm work like this: > > 1. 'REAL' USERS: > a. You can specify a username with LDM_USERNAME=bob (where the > username is "bob"). (of course, you probably want to put this in a > specified workstation section, so that all of your thin clients don't > login as 'bob'. ;) > b. You can then specify bob's password with LDM_PASSWORD=password > 2. 'GUEST' USERS: > a. LDM_USERNAME supports the use of executing a command to return the > username. So, you can create a bunch of user accounts on your server > where the username is the hostname of the thin client. Then, put in the > [Default] section, LDM_USERNAME="hostname|" (Note the pipe (|) at the > end). This tells it to execute the hostname command on the client and > use the result for the username. > b. create a common password for all users and set > LDM_PASSWORD=password OR create an ssh key pair, and put the private > key in /opt/ltsp/i386/root/.ssh/id_dsa and the public key somehwere on > the server, say /etc/ssh/id_dsa.pub. and then, in every user account, > create a symlink between /home/<user>/.ssh/authorized_keys > -> /etc/ssh/id_dsa.pub > > NOTE: autologin is by definition insecure. Be careful when you use it. > I just hope this patch his useful to those who do not care about > security for certain systems. > > -Gadi -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the Cotter Technology Department, and is believed to be clean. -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
